This issue affects users of the JConsole monitoring tool, which is shipped with the Java SDK. Products are unlikely to be directly affected, but customers may be exposed to the vulnerability if they use JConsole.

Description:The Javadoc tool is used to generate documentation for Java code. A vulnerability in the Javadoc utility could result in Javadoc-generated HTML pages being replaced by malicious pages.

These pages could be used to launch phishing, spoofing, or other social engineering attacks against unsuspecting Web browser users by injecting malicious content into a frame within a Javadoc-generated HTML page.

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

Workaround: None

Mitigation: Do not use JConsole in the JDK shipped with RBD until you upgrade to V8.5.1.1 or later.

API documentation in HTML format generated by the Javadoc tool that contains a right frame may be vulnerable to frame injection when hosted on a web server. Sites hosting such pages should re-generate the API documentation using the latest Javadoc tool and replace the current pages with the re-generated Javadoc output. In cases where regenerating API documentation is not feasible, Oracle provides a Java API Documentation Updater Tool that updates API documentation "in place." The tool is available here.

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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

* 13 September 2013: Original copy published.

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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